Data entry clerks type for cash. They also do other clerical work and office related activities and duties. I’m the first to admit that the work I do from home doesn’t benefit anyone but me, my family and my fans but I’m not apologising or making any excuses. The best thing about working from home is not having to answer to anyone. If I sleep in and start work late I am not hurting anyone but myself so I don’t have to make up excuses or act obsequiously. I just get on with the job at hand and do my best to catch up.

There is a lot more to life than just finding a job and talking about it at social gatherings. You should see the looks on people’s faces when I tell them I post articles on blogs for a living. They are generally both astounded and gob-smacked. Most of them have never heard of a data entry clerk who plies his trade from home. I never ask someone what they do for a living because I don’t think it should be an important factor in judging a person’s character. I’m more inclined to ask them what they do for fun. You should hear some of the answers I get!

Australia is home to one of the most handsome data entry operators in the world…..me, but that’s old news. I play guitar and I find that typing regularly helps to improve my dexterity and hand eye coordination. The skills you use when working can invariably crossover to other aspects of your life. I could never work in a job that didn’t have some sort of positive impact on my life in some shape or form. If entering data in Australia has taught me anything, it has taught me to be patient and to keep my eyes on the prize.

I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to my fans. I feel as if I have let you down on a very fundamental level. I’m terribly sorry. Please forgive me. Maintaining the level of data I was entering was always going to be hard but I truly believed I could do it. By writing prolifically I thought I would become the envy of all other data entry operators in Australia and around the world. I don’t know if I’ll be able to perform data entry from home for much longer but I’m going to give it my best shot.

The more data I enter the more I feel like a professional data entry operator. I feel sorry for other typists who spend their days and nights scouring the internet for part time online jobs. Some people are starting to think that earning a living and working from home don’t mix. That may sound a little contradicting but you’ll know what I mean when you get to my level. You don’t write 131 blog posts in 131 days and not learn a thing or two about being a home based data entry operator. There are some days I learn things I didn’t even want to know!

If you have an interest or hobby that you know inside out, you should be blogging about it and making money from advertising. I don’t know anything about data entry but writing blog posts about it helps me process my own internal journey, so to speak. That may sound like a bunch of crap and that’s alright, but I know in my heart of hearts that every word I write is honest and real (if not a bit weird). At the end of the day I will be satisfied if I end up remaining Australia’s most inspirational data entry operator, and that’s all that matters, isn’t it?

I’m hoping my self-proclaimed data entry position starts paying like a full time job soon. I certainly put in enough hours to expect a better return. If I was working on a more casual basis then I’d be happy to receive the pay I’m getting now, but I’m busting my gut and for what? Nothing….or almost nothing. If I didn’t enjoy entering data so much I’d be more annoyed than I am at the moment. Casual data entry jobs cause more workers to become ill and despondent. I don’t know if that’s true but it sure does sound dramatic, doesn’t it?

I have a lot of respect for shift workers but I think they’re all crazy on so many levels. Day time is for employment and night time is for partying. If you work from home you can also party during the day as long as you complete all of the tasks you’ve set yourself. I don’t know many data entry operators who spend much time attending parties. They’re all nerds, geeks and dorks. That could be a bit of an over generalisation but you get the picture, don’t you? It’s almost 5:30 in the afternoon and I’m ready for bed.

I’d be a good employer. Working conditions would be of the highest standard and everyone would be able to eat as much chocolate as they can. You may end up being a tad overweight but I’d pay above the award rate and take everyone out to lunch at least once a fortnight. Data entry operators all over Australia would be clambering to work for me. I would be known throughout the land as the fairest boss in the country. My little enterprise would have the highest morale and, as a result, the largest amount of data entered.

If I lived in Melbourne I could’ve watched Australia beat England in the rugby league world cup game at the Telstra Dome last Sunday. I may as well stay here though. I can watch the footy on the television and internet anyway. After I’ve entered some data I like to read back over it to check I haven’t made any major mistakes. I’ve started to notice a distinct drop in quality with my writing. I’ll need to address that as soon as possible if I want to keep making a living by performing data entry from home. I guess the main thing I need to worry about is quantity. I need to just keep churning out the words.

I’m sorry if this sounds a bit depressing but that’s reality folks. I chose to work from home as a data entry operator and now I have to face the consequences of my actions. I chose to write articles for websites and blog posts so I’ve just got to deal with whatever comes my way. I have to rise to the challenges ahead and slay my dragons to the best of my ability. I hope entering data is a bit like sowing seeds. One day I will taste the fruits of my labour and on that day I will celebrate the only way I know how, with a family size block of Whittaker’s chocolate. Now, that’s living!